"VK.....yeah, Badger Blogger has the booing of the national anthem. Stay classy, Madison!"

I was there (and mishandled my camera resulting in no video of it). What happened was: they were already booing and couldn't hear that it was the National Anthem. When they heard, they got silent, but many people were where they could not hear. Singing the national anthem is a way to silence protesters (if they can hear). Meade did it in the rotunda protests.

Though I suspect that Mr. Looney Tunes wears that coat out in public, other than just to protests. It probably was not cheap.

I think that the reason that I liked Shorts guy is that he looked the most normal, and after all the insanity, that counts.

I would almost suggest that he might have made it into Ann's line up based on her well known dislike for such on men. But I come from a part of the country where athletic or outdoorsy type men wear such routinely. That outfit would not be out of place in Boulder (CO) on cooler mornings. And, it is even worse in the mountains.

"I would almost suggest that he might have made it into Ann's line up based on her well known dislike for such on men. But I come from a part of the country where athletic or outdoorsy type men wear such routinely."

The temperature was in the 30s! It was snowing! That's not "athletic" wear for that weather. It's just plain stupid. It's not comfortable, and it's radically desexualizing (except to pedophiles).

The winner *should* be one of the females, but I knew if I put the man in shorts in the quiz, a lot of people would vote for him as a way of claiming their own interest in wearing shorts (as against my disapproval).

The temperature was in the 30s! It was snowing! That's not "athletic" wear for that weather. It's just plain stupid. It's not comfortable, and it's radically desexualizing (except to pedophiles).

If you ever want to see that sort of thing on a routine basis, try Summit County, Colorado. I know of one guy there who won't put on long pants until the temperature, in Fahrenheit, goes negative. (Probably still working at the Sports Authority there).

On the other hand, there are others, like me, who never wear them, except in-doors.

I voted for the guy in shorts for exactly the reason you predicted: solidarity! Shorts-wearing men unite! Down with the long-pants tyranny!

The best professor I ever had was George Piranian for Honors Math; and when weather permitted (and he tolerated some pretty cold weather), George taught in hiking boots, shorts, and T-shirt. If it was good enough for George, it's good enough for me.

Anyone who votes for a man who wears shorts in Wisconsin in April when it's snowing is voting for ignorance. Shame! (And I'm not even mentioning -- 'til now! -- those dreadful socks!)

You only had to listen to the forecast to know that it was gonna be a sucky day weatherwise. Flouting the forecast only demonstrates you're too stupid to understand the spoken word -- or that you're trying to make some bizarre point. That doesn't always cost much -- but 30+ people have been killed by the weather over this past weekend. Pay attention!

Younger Shangri-La girl wins on the sexy factor-- tho yes, willingness to be seen in public alongside "mom" in that guise has to be some sort of warning.

Subjectively speaking, Wooly Gauzy is more up my alley, though I can't quite decide by the face if she's more like 25 or 45.

In a pinch, the hat could be used to muffle the wrinkles, I suppose . . . . Anyway, she's taken.

--Seriously, I've had a couple of weird 'she looked 25 from behind, then I saw the face and I was *wrong*' moments lately, so it's a preoccupation. I think Wooly's still cute if she's 45, I'm just preferring she would be--

I selected Gauzy skirt with woolly everything else. She looks like a lot of fun, except her guy would probably insist on watching.

This is before I looked at the Shangri-Las at the original size. Mom is holding a pentacle patterned thing - maybe an umbrella?So she's got the wicken thing going on. In addition to the fisting button....

Gauzy skirt gets it, but anybody in shorts in that kind of weather deserves a dishonorable mention.

Ann Althouse said...

The winner *should* be one of the females, but I knew if I put the man in shorts in the quiz, a lot of people would vote for him as a way of claiming their own interest in wearing shorts (as against my disapproval).

Karl, OK. I really don't know how I missed that. If its an umbrella, wow never seen one like that. if she is Wiccan, I would not think she would mis-use a symbol of power like that. So betting a wanna-be, perhaps leather chick, wanting to be cool and then letting Mom tote it.

I'm with Maguro all the way!! GOT to be the best! (Probably got it from one of the now defunct Warner Bros stores. We have a large framed collage of Marvin the Martian & his helmeted dog on a motorcycle [Maguro would be jealouse] purchased for our son's room at the King of Prussia Mall Store in 1999--as well as a large red heart-shaped porcelain vase w. Pepe le Pew and struggling cat in embrace on front I bought as a Valentine present for my wife.)